Burglar calls 911 to save himself from gun-wielding homeowner

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A suspected burglar called 911 after the owner of the home he broke into caught and held him at gunpoint.

The suspect, Christopher Moore, placed the emergency call in Springtown, Texas, during the botched burglary attempt early Tuesday after James Gerow, the homeowner, and Gerow's son pointed guns at him as he sat in his pickup truck parked in the driveway.

"I'm out in the country somewhere," Moore told the 911 operator during the 10-minute call. "Some guy's got a gun on me."

Gerow's wife, Lindy, placed a concurrent call to 911 that confirmed Moore's account.

"You better come quick," she said, "or my husband's going to shoot him."

"If he gets out of the truck, shoot him in the legs," James Gerow told his son, according to the Dallas Morning News Crime Blog. "You ain't gotta kill him—just shoot him in the legs."

When police arrived, both Moore and Lindy Gerow were still talking to 911 dispatchers.

According to CBS' Dallas-Fort Worth affiliate, Moore was arrested and charged with burglary. He's currently being held on a $35,000 bond.

Burglar calls 911 to save himself from gun-wielding homeowner | The Sideshow - Yahoo! News
 
Don't believe that burglar will go back to that home again....I would have shot him in the knee-caps....and he's lucky, very lucky.
 
over here the victim would be arrested and burgler have human rights on his side.mad world
 
Boy was he lucky. If the sons were out of control he might not be alive.
 
Tiny little Springtown is making some big headlines lately.
 
Wow, he's busted! He's lucky that the homeowner used his judgement.
 
Wow, thanks to god, I never been victim of house break in or burglarized in rest of my life.

It is greater chance that burglar will get shot when attempt to break in the building.
 
TXgolfer said:
But, Springtown is about as close to Paradise as you can get. Only a dozen miles or so in fact.
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Thks, but no Thks...lived in Jacksonville so long...sort of the "Wild, Wild South" and very gun friendly......where else can you hear ths fire crackers on a daily basis? :giggle:
 
rockin'robin said:
Thks, but no Thks...lived in Jacksonville so long...sort of the "Wild, Wild South" and very gun friendly......where else can you hear ths fire crackers on a daily basis? :giggle:
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Cool, what about Miami? :lol:

In Texas, I prefer Dallas, so Austin is okay.
 
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